Title :
Cavity-enhanced modulation in gain-lever semiconductor lasers
Author :
Usechak, Nicholas G. ; Grupen, Matt ; Kovanis, Vassilios ; Naderi, N. ; Li, Y. ; Lester, Luke F.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
Geometric effects are investigated in a modulated two-section semiconductor laser. The study includes numerical solutions of the traveling-wave equations, a new analytical treatment using delay-differential equations, and the experimental characterization of quantum-dot lasers.
Keywords :
amplification; optical modulation; quantum dot lasers; cavity-enhanced modulation; delay differential equations; gain-lever semiconductor lasers; geometric effects; quantum dot lasers; traveling wave equations;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698991
